PREPARED REMARKS: Sanders Speech On Senate Vote to Block Offensive Arms Sales to Israel
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 – After filing Joint Resolutions of Disapproval (JRD) in September to block the sale of certain offensive arms to Israel, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today rose to bring the JRDs up for a vote by the full Senate. The JRD is the only formal mechanism available to Congress to prevent an arms sale noticed by the Administration